Patrick McCaw, the free-agent guard who officially signed with the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night, knows that better than most. The 23-year-old former Golden State Warrior suffered a particularly scary bone bruise when he was undercut by Vince Carter in a game against the Sacramento Kings last April. McCaw landed hard on his back and was stretchered
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With Garret Sparks still in concussion protocol, it looks like the Leafs will call up Kasimir Kaskisuo to serve as the backup against Nashville. Sparks was on the ice for practice Sunday, but he did not take part in any drills. It appears he has been cleared for sport-specific activities (skating). He will have to advance to no-contact and contact practice
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The “In My Feelings” artist has had quite a history when it comes to his relationship with his son. Earlier this year, rapper Pusha T released a diss track titled “The Story of Adidon” in which he claimed that Drake is hiding a secret child that he had with Sophie Brussaux, a former porn star.
Drake confirmed that he did indeed father a son named Adonis
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The 10-track Have Your Way included songs like “After All Is Said and Done,” Beyonce’s duet with Marc Nelson from the Best Man soundtrack, released in 1999; “Hollywood,” a song with Jay-Z from his 2006 album, Kingdom Come; and “Hey Goldmember” from the soundtrack for 2002’s Austin Powers in Goldmember, which starred Beyonce. It also featured “Crazy Feelings
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For a season that’s supposed to be all holly and jolly, many of our most time-honoured Christmas songs are anything but. “Christmas music” is less a genre and more an entire season these days, as the passing of Thanksgiving beckons the takeover of radio stations and businesses’ soundtracks by a familiar songbook of holiday classics. Turns out, some of those
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—A local chapter of The Satanic Temple has been allowed to place a statue in the Illinois Capitol alongside holiday displays of a Nativity scene and a menorah. The sculpture, called Knowledge is the Greatest Gift, depicts the forearm of a woman holding an apple, The State Journal-Register reported.
In its application for the display
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There was a decline of 4 to 7 per cent in the number of Grades 7 to 12 students who feel a sense of belonging in school, and a 10 to 14 per cent drop in the number of kids who enjoy school. Just 49 per cent of high school students, and 59 per cent of Grades 7 and 8 students said they like school; and 62 per cent of secondary students, and 69 per cent in Grades
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WASHINGTON—Americans of all political stripes still like Canada. But Democrats are currently much fonder than Republicans, a new poll has found. In a Pew Research survey in August, 63 per cent of Democrats said their feelings toward Canada were “very warm.” Just 39 per cent of Republicans said the same.
Eleven per cent of Democrats said they were somewhat
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He said the students don’t want to return to the kingdom because they are worried that they’ll be questioned by Saudi authorities on why they didn’t come back by the Aug 31. deadline. Abdulaziz said some of the students also fear going back to the kingdom because they are uncertain if they’ll ever be allowed to return to Canada. He said other students
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NEW YORK—The U.S. Open on Wednesday clarified its rules about players changing their shirts during a match a day after a women’s player was penalized for doing so. The tournament said it regretted the code violation issued to Alize Cornet of France, a ruling that was criticized by players and fans who thought it was unfair to women because male players
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